Switzerland will host the 2025 Women’s European Championship, European soccer’s governing physique UEFA stated on Tuesday.
In October, UEFA stated it had acquired 4 bids to host the event, together with bids from France and Poland in addition to a joint bid from Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden.
Ukraine had additionally expressed curiosity in internet hosting the occasion earlier than the Russian invasion.
“This is a historic day for Switzerland, the SFA and women’s football,” Swiss FA president Dominique Blanc stated in an announcement.
“This major step will shape the development of women’s football at all levels.”
“The tournament will take place over four weeks in June and July 2025 at the planned venues of Basel, Bern, Geneva, Zurich, St. Gallen, Sion, Lucerne and Thun,” the Swiss FA added.
The earlier version of the event was held in England in 2022, the place the hosts received the title after beating Germany within the last at Wembley Stadium.
Last 12 months’s event, which was postponed by a 12 months because of the COVID-19 pandemic, had a projected international cumulative dwell viewership of 365 million, whereas a document crowd of 87,192 had been at Wembley for the ultimate.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com